Strawman 3
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Strawman 3
Type: Government/Top Secret
The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as “Heavy Ferrets”, are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.
Location
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
710 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 32.9 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 91 T
The Thorad SLV-2G Agena D was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1966-08-09. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D has 29 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 30 launches. Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
